Subcity at the Research Club

Friday 21st November 2008
Hetherington Research Club
13 University Gardens (map)
£4 // non members welcome // 9pm-2am

Benny Boom // ASCII
Poporopo Especialista // Ruin It

Its been a whole year since Subcity Radio first loaded in the speakers, turned up the amps, and proceeded to give the West End residents something to complain about. For lovers of pounding electro and hyped-up techno, well, they got given a clubnight to sink their teeth into. Substance, with some home-made style.

It's not often you find chiptune, reggaeton, dubstep and jungle in the one night, followed by a decent helping of classic, addictive, bass heavy electro to rile up the heartrates.

Benny Boom, who started out with a show on the station, is part of the next generation of genre-defying party DJs, recently becoming inaugurated into the hotbed of talent that is the Ninja Tune DJ team to rub musical shoulders with Coldcut, DJ Food and DK. He's recently complemented the Hows Your Party? nights at the SubClub with the relaunch of Mixed Bizness at The Art School, which is drawing in capacity crowds. It's run in conjunction with Mixed Bizness Artists, a creative collective and booking agency focused on showcasing the very best talent in modern electronic music, working closely with artists such as Hint (Tru Thoughts) and Jackmaster (Numbers/Wireblock), and displaying the same relentlessly pioneering ethos as Subcity.

The past months have seen the DJ/Producer, real name Ben Coghill, in constant demand, with gigs ranging from the exotic - touching down in Cape Town, Malawi and Zagreb - to the plain impressive, with stints such as a record six sets at this summer's Bestival on the Isle of Wight.

But his ultimate aim? Playing his favourite tunes to pretty girls in exotic, and not so exotic, locations. Coghill, who has always retained a respect for the station's ambitions, said:

'Subcity nights have always been and most likely always will be my favourite nights to play at in Glasgow. It's a fantastic community of music loving hedonists that make you want to drop the next tune a little faster and a little fatter. The new people at the station are full of fresh ideas but refuse to ignore the roots that have made it the success it is.'

Ever aware of the burgeoning talent under their noses, support comes from the station's presenters; Poporopo Especialista will be upping sticks from the Halt Bar Hijack to melt latino hiphop into reggaeton and tropicalia, whilst Game Boy geeks ASCII bring chiptune and 8bit with the intentions of not just challenging the norm, but chopping it up and setting it to top speed. They'll be welcoming DJ Whoa!gan to the decks for punishing layers of breakcore, dubstep, and jungle.

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Audio from the night:
ASCII // Poporopo Especialista // Benny Boom // Shaun fae Solar // Ruin It.

Posted at 18:57, 15th November 2008